Wagon-body



A. F. KUHNEN WAGON BODY,

APPLICATION men NOV. n; 1918.

- Patented Sept, 21, 1920.

ATTO

the flanges 22 and 23 of the section 16 and or more desired points depending upon the position'at which it is intended to secure the hinged side wall of the wagon. llach of the sections 16 and 17 comprises a channel bar, and these channel'bars are pl'acedback to back, a fact which will be clearly understood from an examination of Fig. 5 in particular.

a In the said figure the back portions 20 and 21 of the two channels are seen to lie in flat contact or engagement; on the other hand the flanges 2 a d 250i the secti n 1 fa res ,ectivelyin oppositedirections, c. (clips Zfiand 2.. are secured respectivel to the end portions of the sections 16 an i 17 By this arrangement the clip on the section 16 slides withl'cspect to the section 17, and the clipv on thesccticn 17' slides with the flanges 24 and 25- respect to the. Section 1.6. These clipslare for the purpose of retaining the two, sections at all times in cotiperative relationship.

A locking lever 28 is pivoted onthe, clip 26 by means'ofthe pin 29., This pivot ng is secured by bending or folding the end portion of the lever around the pin so as to completely embrace thefsame. The central part 30 of the portion so bent or folded com} section 17, whereas when the lever is turned down into the position in Fig. 3, the mutilated sections will be turned around so as i to no longer register with thelfllanges 24 and lever may be turned down into the position j position, at point Where the s e Will e;

25'. 'Therlever can. only be turned into the:

position of Fig. 3 when the clip '26 stands in such'a-position thatcthe lever will register with suitable not hes ecesses formed in the edge portions of the flanges 24 and 25. .Nhen the parts are so registered the of Fig. '3, and thereupon the two sections of the bracket will be locked against any sliding movement with respect to each other.

Manifestly the notches may be formed at any. suitable positionsthroilghcut the length of the flanges 24L and 25, butgenerally they will be formed at a position where the side of the wagon willv be locked in fully raised locked in:fu1ly1cwer dpositi0n, an at some intermediate point.

I desire to; particularly call attention to the fact that the placing of the channel se,ctions back to back serves to, give a very large surface of contact between said-sections, thereby reducing the sliding friction and also increasing the strength and permanency of the structure; besides which this arrangement exposes the edge or flanged portions of the section 17 and so as to sim-c plify the provision of the locking o es o 7 recesses. i Y

7 I claim: 7

1. In a wagon bed or body, th i Qm b haf I tion. of a stationary e por ion and; a side portionhinged or pivctd thereto, a

bracket conne ing; t hinged; .0 p vct d;

portions to the Stationary portion, saidbracket'comprising in combination a pain of channel bars placedback to back with their adjacent. end portions over apping each other, and with their. otherend per, tions on cte respec ive y t thestation sov ary and the hinged or pivoted portions of I the Wagon, and m ansfcr loc ingthstwc channel sections against relative sliding H movement comprising a lever pivoted-to the;

end portion; of one channel'and having its sides overlying the flanges of-the other chan nel, said sides being segmentally mutilated, and t re be g; suita e recesses he.

flanges of the channel, wher by when. the, ever registers with the said recesses it may e fully turn d t engag its side: portions with the recesses in looking fashion, and whereby when the lever is turned into an? other position, its mutilated portions register with the, recesses and permit sliding movement between the parts, substantially" as described.

,2. An adjustable bracket comprising combination .a pair of channel sections placed back to back and with their, end por-v pivoted to one section andhaving" its sides.

said sides being segmentally mutilated, and

tions overlapping each other, and means for locking said channel sectlons. ag inst rela-. tive sliding movement comprisingalev r.

overlying the flanges of the other section, a

the flanges, so overlaid being. suitably notched, whereby when the sections are. f

proper relative, position the side portions of,

the lever engagesuch notches or recesses in locking fashiomandwhereby when the lever is turned into another position, the mutt. 1

lated portions register with the, notches to permit relative sliding movement between the sections, substantially as described.

-ALEXANDER F. r r 

